Gasoline Prices Edge Upward

Gasoline prices, after declining for two weeks in a row, rose by a bare two-tenths of a penny over the last week to $2.29 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly survey of service stations.

The West Coast had the most expensive regular unleaded gasoline, with the price up 1.4 cents at $2.51 a gallon. San Francisco drivers paid the most at $2.58 a gallon.

The Gulf Coast states had the cheapest fuel, with the price down 2.5 cents at $2.18 per gallon. Among major cities, Houston had the lowest pump price, with fuel down 3.3 cents at $2.16.